Waiting on the Lord

An often misunderstood verse in Scripture is Isaiah 40:31 where one is instructed to wait on the Lord.

Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.

In this text, one tends to believe that waiting is sitting back, being patient or not doing anything, however, the word "wait" in Hebrew, is to intertwine.

The implication is to intertwine our thoughts with His thoughts. When we do so, we gain a new strength; we mount up, with wings like eagles. We run and don't get tired. We walk and not become weary.

Most of our efforts are, at best, wearisome. Our efforts lack strength. We tire. As we intertwine our thoughts with His thoughts, through meditation on the Word, we will gain a new strength.